Larry Page believes that there should be a place on earth for the realization of crazy scientific ideas

Larry Page believes that we, as a population, are too unfriendly. Especially the technical community. This topic, which he touched on several times yesterday during the Q&A session on Google I / O.

Decision? Among other things, Larry wants a place in the world in the spirit of Burning Man (the annual festival of contemporary art in the USA) for the freedom of action of crazy creators. A place with less public pressure, a place without inexorable obsolete laws.

In his earlier speech, Page reproached the tech community for focusing too much on competition between Company A and Company B:

... We are doing somewhere 1% of the possible. Despite rapid changes, we are still moving slowly, taking into account our capabilities. I believe that all this is connected with the negative ... Every story I read is Google against someone. It's boring. We must focus on creating something new.

Even when something is initially done as an experiment - as is the case with Google Glass - we all begin to make fun of it together.

“Nobody needs this!” Shouts one site. “This is another Segway!” Dozens of others shout. “But at least they’re trying to do something amazing (crazy),” you won’t hear from anyone.

Is Google Glass something weird? Of course! Damn weird. But this is also a rare example when a company uses available funds to try something unusual. Sergey Brin became our Tony Stark. This should be inspiring. The product must not win or lose. Several companies have the resources and talent to create something unbelievable (perhaps seemingly stupid). You can just try to see what happens. And only a few of these few have the desire to try.

In response to the question of how to change the situation and make the world a more positive place for people creating unusual new things, the head of Google replied:

Yes, this is a really good question. I believe that people by nature think about change. We are changing fast, but some of our laws do not change with us. Laws [regarding technology] cannot be right if they are 50 years old - more than the Internet. Many of us may need to enter other areas of business to help them improve and understand technology.

We do not want our world to change too quickly. But perhaps we could separate a part of the world. I like to visit Burning Man, for example. A place where people can try new things. I believe that as technical specialists, we should have safe places where we can experience new things and identify their impact on society. Identify the impact on people until the product is distributed worldwide.

(If you think about it, this is exactly what Google is doing with Glass, being restrained by restrictions due to the lack of special space for the experiment).

Maybe Dr. Moro's Island is suitable? Of course, although I would have attracted more rockets and robots than leopard humans and other beastmen. But I would buy a house there — or at least book an annual trip.